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What should I have in my daypack ? - Survival Kit 101 (3/2/2010)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Learn

Event Location:

Toronto Public Library - Fairview District Branch, 35 Fairview Mall Dr., Room A on the 4th floor.

Date(s) & Time:

Tue, Mar 2 2010 7:00 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Feb 28 2010 11:45:00 AM

Event Duration:

2 hours , 9:30pm max.

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Gary Ataman
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Member Cost:

$2.00/Person (See Detailed Cost Info Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, All Ages Welcome

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

68 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

What should I have in my daypack? Well I am glad you asked. It depends on your activity, the time of year, where you are, are you the leader of the group or a loyal participant and a few other things.

Join me for a hands on demonstration and PowerPoint lecture on the subject of "What should I have in my daypack" and find out what I have in my daypack. The lecture will follow the successful winter camping 101 lecture format held last year on November 3, 2009.

For the most part, everything on a typical day hike, usually goes as planned. But what if something happens? Something breaks on your gear that you need to fix? You or someone gets injured? The group or just you get’s lost and have to spend the night in the woods? Are you prepared?

If you are looking for an answer(s) to these questions, then this presentation is for you. If you know the answers to these questions then, I invite you to share your advice with the group.

The audience is asked to bring their daypack to the meeting, as if they were going on a typical TOC day hike along with a note pad and pen.

Lets imagine something happens. Now what the “s#$&@” do we do? Smart people plan before “s#$&@” happens. So when “s#$&@” happens, you deal with it in a pre-determined manner. So why are we here? You’re smart! And we’re thinking about what we should do now to prepare for the “what if” scenario.

I will show you what I have in my Survival Kit and how you can build your own and use it to get out or at least improve your situation you find yourself in. The contents of my survival kit will focus on the following areas; first aid kit, repair kit, navigation, water, emergency clothing, shelter, fire, signaling and food.

We’ll touch upon the human emotion of fear and panic and group dynamics in these situations and what you should do as a leader or member of the group to help the situation you find yourself in.

See you then.

Required Items to Bring:

Exact change to pay for the event cost and donations

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

Your typical packed daypack
Pen and note pad

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

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Toronto Public Library - Fairview District Branch, 35 Fairview Mall Dr., Room A on the 4th floor.

Directions Closest major intersection: Don Mills Rd. and Sheppard Ave. East. Located on the north side of Fairview Mall which is on the northeast corner of Don Mills and Sheppard Ave. East.

Free parking available at Fairview Mall.

Public Transit Subway Sheppard line, get off at Don Mills station.

Notes:

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Cost & Payment:

Member Cost:

$2.00/Person

Cost Includes:

Approximate cost for the room and projector rental for the lecture. Payment will be made at the event.

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Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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